Human Th1 cell lines recognize the Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESAT-6 antigen and its peptides in association with frequently expressed HLA class II molecules

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-134

  Mustafa, A S ^a   Shaban, F A ^a   Al Attiyah, R ^a   Abal, A T ^a   El Shamy, A M ^d   Andersen, P ^b   Oftung, F ^c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; PEPTIDE;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; VACCINATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; EPITOPE MAPPING; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PEPTIDES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; TH1 CELLS;

EID: 0037326668     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2003.01204.x     Document Type: Article

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